It’s hard to not react to that.
A guy like him, nice guy in the clubhouse, really a lot of energy, positivity and to see him go through that was really tough.
Said Francona: “On the replay, Naylor, I think, was going to catch it right about shoulder height.
“He could have been on the receiving end, but he came out of it with just a cut on his chin,” Francona said.
Play resumed after a 12-minute delay and Justin Garza relieved starter Sam Hentges for his major league debut.
“I feel like the last couple weeks, we’ve been putting some games together and playing better baseball, and I just wanted to emphasize, hey, this is the moment right now,” Donaldson said after addressing the team before the game.